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Media Release
23 August 2006
Statement by SNAICC Chairperson
Ms Muriel Bamblett and Ms Alison Overeem of the Aboriginal Children's
Centre (Hobart) for the launch of the National and Local Fathers
Posters on Thursday 24 August 2006 at the Aboriginal Children's
Centre, West Moonah, Tasmania.
Launch of the National
and Local Fathers Posters
Casting
a positive light on the men in our families
The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)
and the Aboriginal Children’s Centre in Hobart will launch
a series of national and local posters that highlight the positive
role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men in raising children
on Thursday 24 August.
The posters feature Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men, children
and families. Posters were developed working with local communities
in Hobart in Tasmania, Wreck Bay in the ACT, Bathurst Island and
Alice Springs in Northern Territory and Yarrabah in Queensland.
SNAICC Chairperson, Muriel Bamblett, said, “SNAICC was delighted
to work with the Aboriginal Children’s Centre in Hobart to
highlight how Aboriginal men play such a positive role in raising
children.”
She added, “we hear plenty through the mainstream media about
the problems Aboriginal communities experience and not enough about
the wonderful men in communities who have such a positive influence
on the lives of young children. Nowhere was this more striking than
at the Aboriginal Children’s Centre in Hobart”.
Alison Overeem, Coordinator of the Centre said, “Our children’s
centre would never be complete without the active involvement of
men from our community. Children need strong, positive and nurturing
male role models in their lives to guide and support them on life’s
journey”. She added, “these posters celebrate the role
of men in raising children and encourage men to spend time with
kids, enjoy the challenge of raising children and pass onto children
their wisdom and experience.”
The posters are part of a project developed by the SNAICC Resource
Service (SRS) in partnership with the Family Action Centre at The
University of Newcastle with funding from the Australian Government
Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
The posters will be launched on Thursday August 24th at the Aboriginal
Children’s Centre, 7a Emily Rd West Moonah at 11.30am, (media
representatives welcome). National posters are available from SNAICC
and can be viewed on the SNAICC Resource Service website: www.snaicc.asn.au
SNAICC encourages community services and other groups to display
the national posters in their waiting rooms, in meeting places,
at child care centres and kindergartens, and in their shop front
windows. In 2006 the SRS will be working with more local Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander communities to assist them develop their
own local posters depicting men and children in their communities,
using their local language and artwork.
For media inquiries,
contact:
Muriel Bamblett
– SNAICC Chairperson (03) 9489 8099
Julian Pocock
– SNAICC Executive Officer (03) 9489 8099
Alison Overeem
– Aboriginal Children's Centre (03) 6272 7099
You
can download the text PDF version of this media release here.
If you would like to order
the National Fathers posters, or want more information on the posters
or the project, see the SRS Parenting and Men home page or
contact the SNAICC
office.
To view the posters see Parenting and Men Posters online.
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